depictive
Rendering an image
Depictive means serving to depict or represent something visually or descriptively.
The term appears most often in linguistics, where a depictive is a secondary predicate describing the state of a noun during an action: in She ate the fish raw, "raw" is depictive, describing the fish's state when eaten.
Outside technical contexts, depictive simply means representational or illustrative.
Representing through imagery
- realismAccepting things as they are
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- still-lifeArt depicting inanimate objects
likeness · photorealism · mimetic · trompe-l'oeil · naturalistic · tableau · imitation · verisimilitude
Full of varied hues
- lifelikeResembling the real thing
- vibrantFull of life, intensity
- detailedFull of specifics
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
saturated · bold · radiant · striking · graphic · sharp · rich · dynamic
Picture explaining something
- visualOf or concerning sight
- drawnRendered in lines
- sketchedDrew roughly, briefly
- engravedCut into surface
printed · woodcut · lithographic · etched · stenciled · iconographic · pictographic · linework
Simplified explanatory sketch
- schematicSimplified technical diagram
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
- infographicVisual data presentation
rendering · outline · cross-section · cutaway · flowchart · explanatory · demonstrative · exemplary
figurative
Representing through imagery
- realismAccepting things as they are
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
still-life · likeness · photorealism · mimetic · trompe-l'oeil · naturalistic · tableau · imitation · verisimilitude · rendering
colorful
Full of varied hues
luminous · saturated · bold · radiant · striking · graphic · sharp · rich · dynamic · intense
illustration
Picture explaining something
engraved · printed · woodcut · lithographic · etched · stenciled · iconographic · pictographic · linework · pen-and-ink
diagram
Simplified explanatory sketch
- schematicSimplified technical diagram
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
infographic · rendering · outline · cross-section · cutaway · flowchart · explanatory · demonstrative · exemplary · instructional
evocative
Tending to summon memories
- poignantEvoking keen emotion
- emotiveArousing strong feelings
- suggestiveHinting at impropriety
resonant · eloquent · dramatic · communicative · revealing · stirring · moving · affecting · powerful · striking
depictivenonrepresentational
Not depicting reality
abstract · nonfigurative · non-objective · conceptual · symbolic
depictivesuggestive
Hinting at impropriety
evocative · allusive · impressionistic · oblique · indirect
depictivedescriptive
Portraying with specific details
narrative · discursive · verbal · expository · propositional
- realistic depictionTruthful visual representation